Ettuttokai

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sangam literature

…rhetoric, and eight anthologies (Ettuttokai) of poetry were compiled—Ainkurunuru,Kuruntokai,Narrinai,Akananuru,Kalittokai,Patirruppattu,Purananuru, and Paripatal. A ninth anthology, Pattupattu, consists of 10 idylls that present a picture of early Tamil life.